Collect pictures of nutcrackers. You will find them in books, magazines and so on. Look at all the different styles and if possible, hang pictures of different options around the room while working on the project. You can also read the story of Clara and her nutcracker, and play the music from the ballet while making […]
Magazines can be recycled into coiled paper baskets that are reminiscent of wood’s concentric rings or turned wood. Using a magazine and 1 pint of rice glue, you can make a fruit bowl, a pencil holder or a basket for trinkets. Â To make a fruit bowl, you will need a magazine with medium-thick paper. […]
Everyone knows you can’t run a space station without them. several small boxes aluminum foil pipe cleaners bottle tops pasta box colored tape Use scissors to remove the back of a small box, as shown. Cover it with aluminum foil. Use pipe cleaners to attach bottle-top knobs. We stacked several boxes and used a pasta […]
Kids can haul loads up and down in this berry basket elevator. 1 plastic berry basket 2 strands of silver cord (one 2 feet long, one 4 feet long) 1 plastic key chain clip 3 plastic clothes hanger clips Cross the cords over the bottom of the basket, weave each strand up one side, and […]
Drive the sturdy, smooth-riding Satellite Recycler around the neighborhood on regular collection days, or park beneath the Waste Shooter for a quick fill. Wheels: 4 plastic lids, cardboard liners removed (we used peanut butter jar lids) Axles: 2 bamboo skewers or wooden dowels, 1/8 inch thick and a few inches longer than your truck body […]
Your kids will love creating and playing with these miniature action figures. To create the green illuminater, slide the cut-off bottle bottom from the Two-liter Transporter over a battery-operated touch lamp (available at drug and discount stores). To make a space-case backpack, tape a pair of twist-tie straps to the back of a dental floss […]
Drive the sturdy, smooth-riding Junkmobile around the neighborhood on regular collection days, or park beneath the Waste Shooter for a quick fill. 4 plastic lids, cardboard liners removed (we used peanut butter jar lids) Axles: 2 bamboo skewers or wooden dowels, 1/8 inch thick and a few inches longer than your truck body is wide […]
It’s the fastest way to travel this side of the universe. Just give the Two-liter Transporter a quick turn, and the Trash Master or robot inside “disappears” behind a trick piece of silvery paper. Â 2-liter plastic bottle Craft knife Clear tape Shiny paper Use a craft knife to slice off the bottom 2-1/2 inches […]
